Improvement in washing-machines



Patented July 13 I875.

E. .H. F. SCHNEIDER.

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UNITED STATES ERNEST II. F. SCHNEIDER, OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHlNG-MACH INES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. "35,429, dated July 13,1875; application filed J annary 14, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ennnstr H. F. SCHNEI-DER, of Lawrence, in the county of Douglas and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in VVashing- Machines and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art'to whichit pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which forma part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved washing-machine;and Fig. 2, a vertical section of the same, taken on the line 00 a: ofFig. 1.

This invention has for its object to furnish a simple, convenient, andeffective machine, by means of which the clothes may be quickly andthoroughly washed; and consists in the parts, as will be hereinaftermore fully set forth.

In the drawings, A represents a tub or box of rectangular form,supported upon legs a, of such a length 'as to raise the machine to asufficient height. B is the reciprocating box, in which the clothes areplaced to be washed, and is kept in position and guided as it slidesback and forth by the vertical bars b, between which passes the slats a,forming the bottom of the box B. These bars I) are secured to across-piece, d, equidistant from the ends of the tub A, forming acorrugated and stationary partition, against which the clothes arebrought by the backward and forward This box B has secured at each endvertical bars 6, the edges of the inner sides being beveled to prei'entthe cutting or otherwise injuring the clothes. The bottom of the box iscomposed of slats a, secured lengthwise upon the under side of the endsthereof, a suitable distance apart to allow the water to pass in and outfreely, and to allow the slats to slide between the vertical bars I) ofthe stationary partition.

Secured at the ends of the tub A, and at a suitable distance from thebottom, are bevelcleats ff, which operate, in connection with elongatedopenings 9 g in the ends of the reciprocating box B, to force the waterthrough the openings into the same as the box is brought up against theend of the tub A, the

current of water turning the clothes, as will be hereinafter more fullyexplained.

To the upper part of the forward end of the reciprocating box B issecured the end of a I operating the machine.

In using my machine, the clothes to be washed are placed in thereciprocating box B in equal quantities upon each side of the stationarypartition of the tub A; and then, by operating the hand-lever D, the boxB will be caused to move back and forth through the water or suds in thetub, the clothes at one end of the box receiving pressure between thevertical bars 6 and the bars bvOf the stationary partition, while at theother end the clothes Will partly turn and admit water to pass throughthem. This is caused by the bevel-cleats f f, in connection with theclon gated openings in the ends of the reciprocating box B, which may beexplained as follows: As the end of the box B comes in contact with theend of the tub A, water will rise therein, the bevel-cleat f checkingthe upward course of the water, and forcing the same through theelongated opening 9 in the end of the box B upon the clothes, whichtends to turn and open them to receive afresh supply of water. i

Having now fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with the reciprocating box B, having open slat bottom 0,and at its ends vertical bars 0 and elongated opening 9 g of the tubA,provided with the stationary partition composed of vertical bars I), andhaving at its ends bevel-cleats f f, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention, I aftlx mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST H. F. SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses:

WM. E. Ynxenn, MICHAEL Lonscn.

